Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-15
now TO RAISE AND KERr cELERY,
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a. luxury repairing too much skill sn'
labor for the ordinary gardener. This u
mlstake. Few vegetables In my garden re
pay so amply the cost OF production. on'
can raise turnlps ss fall crop much easier
II l. true, but turnips are not celery any
more than brsss IL gold. Think OF enjoying
this delicious vegetable daily irom Oetooei
tlll April! When cooked. and served on
toast with drawn butter sauce. II u quits
amhrosial. In every garden evolved beyond
the cabbage aud potato phase goodly spaes
Of the best soll should be reserved FOR eel
cry. since II can be set out from The lst 10
The s0th OF July in our latitude; II can oe
grown a. the most valuable OF the second
crops, reoccupying spaces made vacant oT
Early crops | find 10 much easier 10 buy
my plants, when ready FOR them, than 10
raise them. In every town there are those
vhO grow them In very large quantities,
and. II properly packed, quickly transport
ci. and promptly set out In the evening
following their reception, and wsiersd
AbuniAnily. they rarely fall. ...
1.-THE BET is made ln spring. perform The
work a. early As possible. mailing the bed
very rlch. mellow and npe. Cosrse ma.
uurss, cold, poor, lumpy soil. leave scarce
| w kANHA ~ y AMANAt tNA "eMNN"f
plants shOuld be thlnnei 90 two Inches from
one another, and when : inches hlgh, shear
them back % inches. when they have
made another good growth. shear them
back again. The plants are thus made
siocky. IN our latitude try 10 81, out Gel.
sfy. whether raised or bought, between The
gsth of Jane Aud The i5ih OF July. This
latitude enables us 10 avoid aspell OF bot
dry weather.
There arr two distinct classes of celery
the tAil.growlug sorts and the dwarf Va.
ustles A Few years ago the former class
was grown generally. trenches were dog.
| ard their bottoms well enriched % receive
The plants. Now the dwarf kinds are prov.
leg their supeflorliy by yielding q larger
amoaui u crisp, tender heart than u iouud
between long coarse stalks OF The iAll softs.
Dwarf celery requires less labor also. Tor
| Il can De- 81; on the surface and much closer
| together. the rows feet apart Ani The
plants G inches ia TIE row. Dig AL The
grouui thoroughly, then, beginning on one
| .ldc ~ Tie plot. sirstch line along IL, Ani
| fork uutsr foot. vide strip OF or irehts
| ofc0mposi. .notraw manure. by ihls course
the SOL where the row Il % Dc IL made very
rich and mellow. Sc, out the plants Al once
while The gru1ni II fresh Ani moist N The
ros l. ~ feet loug. you will want 20 plsnis (;
lfis. 30 plants. oF two plants n every loot
of fos. Having set out Que row, move The
lac 'orsari . feet. and prepare and set oui
another row Ia precisely The sane manner.
/ Continue ihis process uniil The ploi select
| Il L. occupied. n the plants have been
grown In your own garden. much is gAned
| by so1tia5 TIE ground around them In The
II 49, 90 fha Fag n
he cool OF The morning. This abundant
moisture will cause the soil 10 ollng 10 The
roots n handled gently. and The plants VII
scarcely knov thA, they have been moved.
when settling usually Trim of The great
q part OF The foliage. Whsn al The leaves
are left. The roots. not established, cannot
Keep pace with the evaporation. Always
keep The roots moist and unshrivc,ei. and
ths heart intact. aud the plant. are safe.
n 20 rain follows settling Immediately, VA
Ter he plants ihoroughly-dont be salts
Gel with = mere sprinkling ofthe suffice
aut shade from The bot sun uuiil The plants
start 10 grow. One of the chief requisites
10 paitlng out celery plant, ani. indeed,
almost any plant. l. 20 press the soii fr,sly
rr0uai, 1glissf. dsi 0csr ~ roots. Ihls
excludes ne air. aud The new roollets form
rapidly. Neither bury the heart nor leave
suy part of the root exposed.
DO no, be discouraged ~ The rather
slow growth turlng the hot Jays OF July
.ui early August. You have only 20 keep
The ground clean and mellow by frequent
hoelrgs Until The nights grow cooler and
longer, ani rains Thoroughly mols,en The
soil. About The middle of August The
plAuis should be ihriity sni spreading. and
uow require The frsi operation which will
make them crisp and white OF golden for
he table. Ga,her Up the stalks and foliage
~ each plant closely In The len hand.
And with the right draw up The earth
around Il. let no soil tumble la on the
heart 10 soil OF cause decay. Press The
.oll armly 90 A. 20 keep al The leaves In an
| upright position. Then with q hoe draw
up more soil until the banking process Il
bsgun. Daring September AMI October
he plants will grow rapidly. and In order
10 hlAuch them they mus, be earihei up
from time % time, always keeping The
stalks close and compact, with DO soil fall.
iug 10 on the developing part. by the end
% October the growth IL practically male,
aud only The deep green leaves rest on the
high smbAnkments. The celery now should
be az for use, Aui time flr winter storing
4. near. In our region II Is not safe 20
leave celery unprotected Aflsr The l0ih OF
November. for although Is IL avery hardy
plant, IL viii not endure frost which pro-
dgces 4 strong crust OF frozen sell. once
lost ine crop early 10 November. The
grost In one night penetrated the soil deep
IN. and when 10 thAwed out, the celery new.
n revived. Nertr AdAdl, oslsry rAsa 70 {,
fro-sH. My method OF preserving this veg
etAble FOR winter use Is simply this. Dar'
iug some MILD. clear day In early Noyem.
Der have = trench 10 inches Wide dug
last about - deep as The celery IL tall.
| rhl. ireuch Il dug on warm dry slope,
so that by no possibility can water gather
inlt Then the plants are taken up care
fully and stored In the trench. the roots on
the bottom, the plants upright A. they
grew. and pressed closely together so ~
10 occupy All the space In the EXCAVATION.
The foliage rises little above the surface.
and II IL earihed up about -four inches. so
TIA, water will be shed on either side.
SUI enough of the leaves are len In the
light 90 permit al the breathing necessary
FOR plants breathe IS truly ~ We do. As
long a. the weather keeps mild. this is all
that Is necessary bat thereis no certainty
now. A hard black frost may come any
night advise that an abundance OF
leaves or straw be gathered near. When
a bleak November day promises black
frost ~ night. scatter the leaves, etc,
thlckly over the trenehed celery. and do
no, take them OF until the mercury rises
above freeIlng.polnt ifswsrm spell sets
In. expose TIE foliage 10 the air again.
Bat watch your treasure yigilsn,ly. Win
ter Is near, and soon you must have enough
covering over your trench 10 keep out the
/ frost-a foot or more OF leaves, straw, or
some clean litter. There Is nothing bet
ter than leaves, which cost only the gath
erlng. From now I'LL April, when you
want head or more OF celery, open the
trench AZ the lower end. aud take out the
crisp white or golden heads, and thank
the kiutiy Providence that planted q gar
den - The best place In which 10 pa, man
and woman also.
There l. no better way 20 Interest the
boy In the arm than To Introduce him 10
the Grange and make him an Interested
member there. Give To the young men,
Der. OF your Grange the leading parts In
discussions, and all kinds or entertain
ments. II may be hard for some OF The
"old stsgers- TO take back seat and allow
the young element 10 predominaie, but the
maxim OF young men for action aud old
men for counsel can be applied 70 no better
advantage than In the Orange.
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